Character data
殼 ké qiào
shell; also pr. ké; crust (earth's crust etc)
Character data
| Radical | ⽎ (79.8) |
| Strokes | 12 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 壳 |
Definitions
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Words containing 殼
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fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
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tortoise shell
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outer shell; carapace; crust
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crustacean
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chitin
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beetle; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
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coleoptera
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crustacean
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hard outer shell; carapace; also pr. pí ké
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hard shell; crust
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nut; fruit with hard shell
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rice husk
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husk of grain; grain and chaff
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crust; crusting; incrustation
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outer ear; auricle; pinna
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to shell; to remove the husk; to molt
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skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity)
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clamshell
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eggshell
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to exuviate; to molt
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see 蜕壳tuì ké
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shell; hard outer skin; conch
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erhua variant of 贝壳bèi ké
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the body (housing the soul)
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metal cover
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